Nineteen people were injured when a passenger bus met with an accident at Bhansi area of Mahendranagar on the Mahendra Highway on Sunday morning.

The ill fated bus with registration number MA 1 KHA 229 heading towards Belautibound from Mahendranagar of Kanchanpur district skidded off the road near Jhansi petrol pump.

Keshav Bhattrai, police constable at the District Police Office informed Nepalnews over phone that the injured people were taken to Mahakali zonal hospital for treatment after the security personnel and locals rescued them.

One passenger Jyu Lal Chaudhari, who was seriously injured in the incident, was sent to India for further treatment after primary treatment at Mahakali zonal hospital, Bhattrai added.